The Tampa Bay Lightning have been defeated by the Ottawa Senators on a Saturday afternoon. Former Lightning player Vladislav Namestnikov scored twice, added an assist on Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s goal and has been named the Performer of the Game by the Senators [Raw Charge]
The Carolina game was a flashpoint because of how dominant the Canes were. But this was almost as bad for Tampa Bay. The Senators are not a good team but they looked better than the Lightning all night. Through five games, this makes two no shows for the Bolts, which isn’t a great ratio.